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Mar 1, 2012 10:11 AM CST

Breitbart Collapsed While Walking

Father-in-law adds that Breitbart had suffered heart problems

(Newser) - Details related to the shocking death of Andrew Breitbart are beginning to trickle out, with father-in-law Orson Bean telling the AP that the conservative firebrand was walking near his Brentwood home shortly after midnight when he collapsed. Someone apparently saw him do so, and called paramedics. Breitbart had suffered heart...

Andrew Breitbart Dead at 43

obituary

Mar 1, 2012 8:42 AM CST

Andrew Breitbart Dead at 43

His sites confirm the conservative blogger died in LA this morning

(Newser) - Andrew Breitbart's Big Government today confirmed that its founder died early this morning at the age of 43. "With a terrible feeling of pain and loss we announce" that "Andrew passed away unexpectedly from natural causes shortly after midnight this morning in Los Angeles," it reports....

Monkees'
Davy Jones
Dead at 66

obituary

Feb 29, 2012 12:59 PM CST

Monkees' Davy Jones Dead at 66

Singer suffered fatal heart attack

(Newser) - Monkees frontman Davy Jones died of a heart attack this morning in Florida at the age of 66. Jones had the heart attack in his home, and was taken to Martin Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, a spokesman tells TMZ . He gave what turned out to be his...

Jan Berenstain
Dead at 88

obituary

Feb 27, 2012 1:43 PM CST

Jan Berenstain Dead at 88

Berenstain Bears co-creator was working on books until the day she died

(Newser) - Sad news for the millions of former kids who learned about messy rooms and those awful gimmes from the Berenstain Bears: Co-creator Jan Berenstain died on Friday in Solebury, Pa., at the age of 88. Her son told the AP that she suffered a severe stroke the day prior. Jan,...

Barney Rosset,
Censorship-Fighting
Publisher, Dies

Feb 23, 2012 2:34 PM CST

Barney Rosset, Censorship-Fighting Publisher, Dies

Grove Press founder championed Beat poets, Samuel Beckett, erotica

(Newser) - Barney Rosset, founder of the envelope-pushing, censorship-defying Grove Press, died at age 89 on Tuesday after a double-heart-valve replacement, the New York Times reports. The irascible Rosset once described his press as "a breach in the dam of American Puritanism," and it lived up to that name, publishing...

Mom Gets an Awful Obituary Thanks to Squabbling Kids

Feb 23, 2012 9:33 AM CST

Mom Gets an Awful Obituary Thanks to Squabbling Kids

Josie Anello's son pens passive-aggressive swing at sis

(Newser) - Josie Anello's obituary ran in the Tampa Tribune on Feb. 14—but it wasn't exactly teeming with love. The wording of the 93-year-old woman's obit has brought her Internet fame after death, and turned the spotlight on her not-exactly-chummy kids. Its third line read: "She is...

One of World's
Most Interesting
Men Is Dead

obituary

Feb 20, 2012 10:48 AM CST

One of World's Most Interesting Men Is Dead

John Fairfax, 74, had a resume that almost defies belief

(Newser) - He may not be the Dos Equis man, but John Fairfax arguably has the most interesting obituary in the world. The New York Times' piece on Fairfax, who died Feb. 8 from a heart attack at the age of 74, begins by reminding us of Fairfax's most famous feats:...

Hall of Famer
Gary Carter
Dead at 57

Feb 16, 2012 4:44 PM CST

Hall of Famer Gary Carter Dead at 57

Catcher for Mets, Expos had brain cancer

(Newser) - Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter, whose single for the New York Mets in the 1986 World Series touched off one of the most improbable rallies in baseball, died today. He was 57. Carter, diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor last May, was an 11-time All-Star and three-time Gold Glove...

Photographer
Lillian Bassman
Dead at 94

obituary

Feb 14, 2012 1:00 PM CST

Photographer Lillian Bassman Dead at 94

Renowned art director experienced revival in 1990s

(Newser) - Lillian Bassman, who shot to fame as a self-taught photographer and the daring art director of a Harper's Bazaar spin-off, died yesterday at 94 in her Manhattan home. Bassman, born in Brooklyn and raised in the Bronx, studied fabric design and fashion illustration, and became a protégé of...

Music Industry
Mourns Icon Houston

APPRECIATION

Feb 12, 2012 7:06 AM CST

Music Industry Mourns Icon Houston

Singers, critics, pros all call her one of greatest ever

(Newser) - Tributes are pouring in for the career of the late Whitney Houston, after her shocking death yesterday, focusing on her uniquely powerful voice and incredible catalogue of hits. A sampling:

"At her peak, Houston was the golden girl of the music industry," praised Billboard . "She wowed audiences

...

Whitney Houston Dead at 48

Feb 11, 2012 7:08 PM CST

Whitney Houston Dead at 48

She had battled substance abuse for years

(Newser) - Whitney Houston, who reigned as pop music's queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, erratic behavior, and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, has died. She was 48. Publicist Kristen Foster said today that the singer had died, but the cause and...

Actor Ben Gazzara Dead at 81

Feb 3, 2012 6:11 PM CST

Actor Ben Gazzara Dead at 81

He was a longtime presence on Broadway, TV, and the big screen

(Newser) - Actor Ben Gazzara died of pancreatic cancer today, reports the New York Times . The obituary recounts a long and varied career on stage (a starring role in the original Cat on a Hot Tin Roof), television (Run for Your LIfe in the early '60s), and film (especially with director...

Artist Mike Kelley Dead
in Apparent Suicide

Feb 2, 2012 10:32 AM CST

Artist Mike Kelley Dead in Apparent Suicide

Influential American reportedly depressed after breakup

(Newser) - Influential American artist Mike Kelley was found dead yesterday at age 57, in what police say appears to be a suicide. A friend told investigators he had been depressed following a recent breakup, the New York Times reports. Kelley specialized in large-scale pieces, often incorporating sculpture, video, or performance, and...

Soul Train's
Don Cornelius
Found Dead

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Feb 1, 2012 9:23 AM CST

Soul Train's Don Cornelius Found Dead

Police believe the 75-year-old committed suicide

(Newser) - Soul Train creator and longtime host Don Cornelius was found dead this morning in his Sherman Oaks, Calif., home, in what police are calling an apparent suicide. Law enforcement sources say the 75-year-old died from a single gunshot wound to the head, which they believe was self-inflicted. Cornelius' Soul Train...

Welcome Back
Kotter Star
Dead at 60

obituary

Jan 27, 2012 7:16 AM CST

Welcome Back Kotter Star Dead at 60

Robert Hegyes played Juan Epstein

(Newser) - Robert Hegyes, who co-starred with John Travolta on the 1970s TV show Welcome Back Kotter, has died at 60, apparently of a heart attack. His health had been suffering for years, his brother said; he died yesterday at his home in the New Jersey town where he grew up. On...

Penn State Reels
Over Paterno's Death

Jan 22, 2012 1:44 PM CST

Penn State Reels Over Paterno's Death

Tributes paid to iconic coach's complicated legacy

(Newser) - Candles, flowers, and mourners surround Penn State's statue of "Joe Pa"; the men's basketball team observed a moment of silence before its game today; and the tributes are rolling in as State College pays tribute to the complicated legacy of Joe Paterno :

Former Penn State President Graham

...

Joe Paterno Dead at 85

UPDATED

Jan 22, 2012 9:28 AM CST

Joe Paterno Dead at 85

Penn State confirms death of beloved former coach

(Newser) - Joe Paterno, who racked up more wins than anyone else in major college football but was fired from Penn State amid a child sex abuse scandal, has died, his family confirmed this morning. He was 85. Paterno "died as he lived," read the statement. "He fought hard...

Etta James Dead at 73

obituary

Jan 20, 2012 11:33 AM CST

Etta James Dead at 73

Succumbs to complications of leukemia, says manager

(Newser) - Etta James has died at age 73, with her husband and sons by her bedside at a California hospital, her manager says. The legendary R&B chanteuse was reported to be "in pretty bad shape" in recent months ; she was diagnosed with leukemia in 2010, and court documents revealed...

Darth Vader
Swordsman
Dead at 89

OBITUARY

Jan 3, 2012 3:00 AM CST

Darth Vader Swordsman Dead at 89

Bob Anderson was Hollywood's ultimate sword fighter

(Newser) - Bob Anderson was so influential in the world of movie swordsmanship that any list of Hollywood's top 10 sword fights is likely to feature at least five examples of his work. Anderson, who has died at the age of 89, was an Olympian fencer for Britain before beginning a...

Ex Miss Venezuela
Dead of Cancer at 28

OBITUARY

Dec 20, 2011 6:00 AM CST

Ex Miss Venezuela Dead of Cancer at 28

Eva Ekvall fought to raise breast cancer awareness

(Newser) - Eva Ekvall was many things in her short life—a mother, an actress, a TV news anchor and, at the age of 17, Miss Venezuela. But she will be best remembered for her fight against breast cancer, which raised awareness of the disease among thousands of ordinary Venezuelans. Ekvall, who...